Just some C. 'Hummer's Giant' pics

[Clint]

Just some C. 'Hummer's Giant' pics. Pitchers are 2 inches on average. It's got a way's to go before it reaches it's true potential (and probably never will under my light, truth be known) but it's still pretty young. I forgot how wide the pot is. Six inches for sure but I want to say seven inches.

[Brian Barnes]

Hi Clint. You've got some excellent coloration going on there...What's your average temps and photoperiod on those babies?
Kudos!
Brian.

[Clint]

Thanks Night time low of 70 in the summer with a high of 80 for a short time toward the end of the day. Daily temp is usually high 70's most of the day. For winter, high of 75 and low of 55-60.

This is the first year I've grown in the basement, and my hygrometer/thermometer went out on me, so the winter low could easily be 50 for all I know.

My light is a 250 watt MH on 16 hours a day.

[lazuli]

What great plants, makes mine look like babies. Maybe they will grow up to be a little like yours.

[Sockhom]

Excellent specimen Clint.
You sure do a good growing job.

I use a 250 W MH lamp too (for my lowland plants) but only 13 hours a day.


Friendly,

François.

[locko]

Very nice colour I love how they get that roughness on the maroon patches.

[PlantAKiss]

Beautiful plant! And I was excited when one of my plants made its first pitcher the size of my thumb! Maybe one day mine will look like that.

They are beautifully coloured!

[wadave]

Hi Clint,

They look great, and they've got some really nice colour to them.

Take heart PlantAKiss, they will grow big, it just takes time.

The ones that Phill gave to me are pushing 6.5 cms now and I'm guessing the bigger ones were over 5 years old before I got them as there is 5 flowering points in the one pot.

I would love to get my hands on a Hummers Giant as it's such a thrill to see REALLY big ceph's. Keep us posted on the progress of your guys Clint.

Dave.

[Thaiteek]

justlikeapill said:

Hi. Respect! Very nice.
What is one like this not sold for at us?

[fredg]

I can't help thinking that those pitchers look cooked.

They certainly don't look healthy to me.

A little too much sun/light to get colour?

Too dry?

[brokken]

Gorgeous specimen. I've been debating getting a ceph, but I think I'll wait a little longer. Nice job!

[Clint]

Sorry you don't like it, Fred. You're actually the first person to criticize my plant. Everyone else has had nothing but good things to say about the coloration. I looked at the pictures again, and I could not see any burning or wilting that would indicate light that is too high or media that is too dry. Sorry it's not green enough for you.


To the rest of you, thank you for your kind words I have since sent the plant to the man I originally received it from, so keep for me while I'm at college.

[fredg]

Clint,

I'm not looking to see greener pitchers, a little more turgidity would please my eye though.
I do believe the tendency these days is to keep Cephalotus too dry.
Look at the texturing in the pitchers, they look like they are wilting.
It does seem that I'm the only one that holds that view, maybe everyone's too used to seeing pitchers like that.

No one's told my plants that they should be grown drier, I hope they never do.

[kby]

I'm not convinced the duller look is indicative of dryness. I grow mine under lights minimally covered but on a capillary mat so it's usually damp. I occasionally go ahead and add water through the top. When things get drier the lids definitly go down, but the somewhat dull reticulated look to the pitchers is constant. However, the features are often shiny. My clone also is greener, so not as constant red-black as Clint's; probably more of a "typical" coloration. The pitchers always contain plenty of fluid. Also, newer pitchers for the first few weeks are very slobbery on their peristomes; coated with fluid (presumably nectar; haven't tasted or run a GC!) that completely fills in between the gaps and coats the peristome (it's clear); I would not expect all of those things to be the case if the plant were kept so dry that the dull reticulated look (which is not my first preference, either) were caused by lack of water.-kby

[fredg]

Capilliary matting, exactly.... dry.

Mine sit in water, they don't pucker up like those.